Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2414 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2414? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sugar subs-titute”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2414: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Give a fright”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Sugar subs-titute”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
SUGAR SUBS-TITUTE
1Sugar subs-titute
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SWEETENER
LEVY
2Levy
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. “Company bigwig” crosses it at the third square.
TAX
START OVER
3Start over
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Company bigwig”.
ANEW
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R.
R
TEAM MANAGER
5Team manager
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
RENTAL CONTRACT
6Rental contract
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ S _. Solving “Take forcibly” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEASE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ _. “Assisted input” crosses it at the third square.
EDIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVE A FRIGHT
8Give a fright
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Team manager”.
STARTLE
-d
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-d”). What is left starts with W.
WAN
COMPANY BIGWIG
10Company bigwig
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Start over”.
EXEC
k-y
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “k-y”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
E
TOILET PAPER
12Toilet paper
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sing softly”.
ERROR
MIDDAY HOUR
14Midday hour
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Boxer's attire”.
NOON
ENERGY BALANCE BUDGET
15Energy balance budget
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy balance budget” to its initials.
EBB
VOTE IN AGAIN
16Vote in again
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ L _ _ T. Solving “Base energy” first gives you its fifth letter.
REELECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RX REQUEST
17Rx request
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MED
SING SOFTLY
18Sing softly
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ O _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
CROON
ASSISTED INPUT
19Assisted input
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Assisted input” to its initials.
AI
BE OFF BASE
20Be off base
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ERR
TAKE FORCIBLY
21Take forcibly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rental contract”.
WREST
DIG FOR ANSWERS
22Dig for answers
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Energy balance budget”.
PROBE
BAUXITE OR HEMATITE
23Bauxite or hematite
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Rental contract”.
ORE
BOXER'S ATTIRE
24Boxer's attire
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Energy balance budget”.
ROBE
BLOOD MASS
25Blood mass
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving “Life story” first gives you its third letter.
CLOT
COUNTRY
26Country
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Country starts with the answer.
C
BA___
27BA___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BA___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SIC
SERVICE LEVEL
28Service level
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Service level” to its initials.
SL
BASE ENERGY
29Base energy
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BE
LIFE STORY
30Life story
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “Blood mass”.
BIO
_YRIC
31_YRIC
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“_YRIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
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